US women's team files wage-discrimination action vs. US Soccer

[musiclawyer]

20. This is a CBA leverage /shaming exercise

It's not about winning an EEOC case. Why? Because it's apples v oranges. Yes the women on the USWNT are underpaid by the Federation. It's their main income. Income from club ball is peanuts or nothing at all

By contrast the men on the USMNT get paid, usually via bonus, for being called up to the team. There are incentives for winning But the men all get paid their main income by their clubs NOT from national team duty

It's apples and oranges . The tv revenue and overall income generate by the USWNT is relevant only in showing the "degree" to which the ladies deserve more income from the Federation.

You don't see the ladies saying they are underpaid for playing on their clubs. That's truly an apples to apples comparison. But they won't do that because it's risible in that the highest tier womens' club teams either make zero money, or barely break even. The highest tier men's club teams making exponentially more money and revenue from different sources and can thus afford to pay higher salaries.